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The Trailer for Stephen King's 'The Boogeyman' Hunts Down Your Children

By Jen Maravegias | Film | January 30, 2023 |

By Jen Maravegias | Film | January 30, 2023 |


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Stephen King’s 1978 short story, “The Boogeyman,” bears little resemblance to the movie that’s billed as being “from the mind of best-selling author Stephen King” in this trailer.

High school student Sadie Harper and her younger sister Sawyer are reeling from the recent death of their mother and aren’t getting much support from their father, Will, a therapist who is dealing with his own pain. When a desperate patient unexpectedly shows up at their home seeking help, he leaves behind a terrifying supernatural entity that preys on families and feeds on the suffering of its victims.

The Boogeyman stars Chris Messina (Birds Of Prey), David Dastmalchian (The Suicide Squad), Sophie Thatcher (Prospect), Vivian Lyra Blair (Obi-Wan) and is directed by Rob Savage who directed the better than expected, made-in-quarantine horror movie Host. But he followed that with Dashcam. His output varies. Hopefully, we’ll be able to add this one to the short but growing list of successful King adaptations. It looks scary as hell, so I’m totally in.

The Boogeyman opens in theaters on June 2nd.